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Thank you so much for all the years of great work! Can't wait to see where you go from here!

Fuseblower

Submitted by Fuseblower on December 5, 2016 - 2:51am.

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Bon voyage!

1nutty1

Submitted by 1nutty1 on December 5, 2016 - 3:02am.

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Signed up so I could wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Gonna miss the comic :(...

Elyandarin

Submitted by Elyandarin on December 5, 2016 - 6:42am.

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Thanks for all these years of comics!
It's been both awesome and educational to have your inside view of what it's like to be an engineer :)
I wish you best of luck with your life from here on!

elgefe

Submitted by elgefe on December 5, 2016 - 8:41am.

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I haven't posted in over 5 years, but I had to be here to say Thank you! Thank you for so many amazing years of comics. I really hope we'll see more of your creative projects in the future. This comic was what finally motivated me to graduate so many year ago. I'm sad to see you go, but glad that it's ending on your terms. Best wishes, Jam, the future is looking good.

NotDido

Submitted by NotDido on December 5, 2016 - 9:38am.

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Made this account today to comment, but I've been reading since I was in middle school. I especially loved all your college stories and this year I'm a freshman at college reading your Real World career stories. (It'd be great to say I'm also a woman in engineering or something, but I'm in linguistics. You're still a great inspiration :D) Thank you so much for sharing with us for all these years.

TPMF

Submitted by TPMF on December 5, 2016 - 10:44am.

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Thank you so much for all the work and heart you put into this comic. I just graduated from college with an engineering degree and your comic has been an amazing source of comfort, humor, and reassurance since I found it years ago.
Thank you again, and I wish you all the best and success in your life!

Thank you so much for sharing this comic with us for so long. Best of luck to you!

ouka

Submitted by ouka on December 5, 2016 - 12:08pm.

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Thank you for the years of effort and heart you put into this comic. You touched a lot of people over the years. I wish you good luck but you don't need it - you have the drive, compassion, and ability to succeed without the capriciousness of luck. Use the luck to avoid a few future broken bones, use your raw talent to succeed in whatever you do next =P

LogicMouse

Submitted by LogicMouse on December 5, 2016 - 1:09pm.

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Thank you for all your funny, touching, engineer-y comic goodness, Jam. I've loved every page. And I'm so excited to see what you do next!

dd

Submitted by dd on December 5, 2016 - 1:14pm.

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Sad and hopeful - good luck!

Pierre Lebeaupin

Submitted by Pierre Lebeaupin on December 5, 2016 - 1:53pm.

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Thank you for everything Jam; I have already written a blurb about what Wasted talent means to me, so…

Let's give Monday comics suggestions to fill the void for the Mondays to come!

Awkward Zombie: Katie Tiedrich is another lady mech engineer (works in the rocket industry) who draws a webcomic, though it has way less autobio and way more vidjagames than Wasted Talent.

Oglaf: I won't link to it because it's really really really not safe for work, but you know how to find it…

Hynra

Submitted by Hynra on December 5, 2016 - 4:32pm.

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Jam, thank you so much! I started reading WT back in high school and have followed along as I pursued (and completed!) a chemistry degree. It was always super encouraging to see your stories as I lived through my own as a woman in STEM. I'll miss you and your Vancouver loads, and I wish you luck in the future.

jesusita_1995

Submitted by jesusita_1995 on December 5, 2016 - 5:35pm.

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Thanks for all of the years of awesome comics, Jam! I can't wait to see what you come up with next. :)

AtlasLeaf

Submitted by AtlasLeaf on December 5, 2016 - 7:10pm.

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Thanks for the Comics, You brightened many of my days and inspired me to start writing again. It was a very encouraging to see your comic unfold. I wish you the Best in your new Adventures! I know you will continue to do great things.

Jonathan Marinaro

Submitted by Jonathan Marinaro on December 6, 2016 - 12:42am.

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See you space cowboy...

Xelmon

Submitted by Xelmon on December 6, 2016 - 1:46am.

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And there it is... Whelp, words escape me. I am happy to have found this comic many years ago, it has brought me many smiles and relief while toiling with my studies.

From a fellow mech eng...
I wish you a pleasant journey on your way to space,
and a Grand view once you arrive! =)

farbas

Submitted by farbas on December 6, 2016 - 3:16am.

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While it is sad to see one of my online delights - that I've come back time and again - to stop, I can understand the reasons. I made an account to thank you, Jam for all the hard work you put into WT, and to wish you all the best with whatever you'll decide to focus on the future.
Just a question: will the site and the achives remain online for the forseeable future?

Jam

Submitted by Jam on December 6, 2016 - 12:25pm.

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I will maintain the site as long as I am able :)

olorwen

Submitted by olorwen on December 6, 2016 - 10:03am.

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Good luck! Thanks for being weekly inspiration to this budding lady(ish) engineer. I can't wait to see what you do next.

Poireau

Submitted by Poireau on December 6, 2016 - 1:49pm.

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Best luck for the futur from a felow long sword wielding engineer from France. Youre work has always been a great inspiration for me in hard times.
Hope to have the chance to meet you one day in Canada or France.

Zathura

Submitted by Zathura on December 10, 2016 - 1:06pm.

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So many years of enjoyment, thank you for your time and stories. Best of luck to you as you blast past the moon at full power. To infinity and beyond :)

ukwicca

Submitted by ukwicca on December 10, 2016 - 2:11pm.

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so i clicked a thing and there you were , a quick read about you then the long archive dive. thank you for sharing your life with us , i'd also like to thank the patreons and the caring commenters.
i feel for your feline deprivation, if you have the time, maybe you could volunteer at a shelter [ not going to mention getting trevor a fursuit : ) ]
what do you think about manned Mars missions ?
[ as they will be very different from Apollo i'd like to see the first one take and return 60 +/- n people
sourcing most of the materials from the Moon]

DatNorBoy

Submitted by DatNorBoy on December 11, 2016 - 3:17pm.

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Oh maaan, I had lost the comic's name in like 2013/2014 and I didn't find it again until today and I got so excited and then it has ended. It was a fun read! I'll go catch up and reread everything now lol- I always loved your art style and tried imitating it in my own drawings. Good luck in the future!!
I think the last comic I remember was about smart phones and one of you using their nose to swipe social media?

sleadley

Submitted by sleadley on December 15, 2016 - 5:42am.

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Your strip has changed the world at least a little. I've enjoyed it. I've shared it with other people who've enjoyed your PoV (I keep the post-wedding comic about planning weddings bookmarked to share with brides). Your books enlightened a niece who felt torn between being an artist OR an engineer. Maintaining the strip had become a burden that was holding you down, so lay it down. We wish you the best opportunity to make a different difference that luck and skill can provide.

wishingoodness

Submitted by wishingoodness on December 16, 2016 - 10:26pm.

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Best of luck from a fellow engineer, wherever life takes you! Enjoyed your comics :)

Sjb

Submitted by Sjb on December 23, 2016 - 4:18pm.

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So long, and thanks for all the fish

And, Merry Christmas!

ajsboarder

Submitted by ajsboarder on January 13, 2017 - 9:36pm.

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It's been more than a month and I still find myself checking for updates :(

Thanks to our Superstar Patrons!

Eleven years, five books. A degree, two co-op jobs and three career jobs, five residences, a marriage and half a dozen broken bones.

It's been a pleasure sharing it all with you, I sincerely couldn't have asked for a better audience. To those I've met, and those I haven't yet, I'm honoured to have been a part of your life. Thank you for welcoming me to it. This is the end of weekly updates, but rest assured it isn't the end of rainy days, jammyness, shenanigans, engineering triumphs, or stories I wish to tell.